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Brazil declares yellow fever emergency in Minas Gerais

 Brazil's south-eastern state of Minas Gerais has declared a public health emergency following a deadly outbreak of yellow fever.

More than 1,000 suspect cases of yellow fever in DR Congo: WHO

 The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 1,044 suspected cases of yellow fever since March, including 71 deaths, up from three probable cases and 57 laboratory-confirmed a week ago,

Angola's yellow fever death toll rises to 158: WHO

 A yellow fever outbreak in Angola that began late last year has killed 158 people, up from 50 a month ago, as deaths from the disease transmitted by mosquitoes accelerate,